Your favorite videogame noises?

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:28 pm

This is kinda of a weird topic, but we all know videogames have some memoriable sound effects. Of course, today's games don't have as many "gamey" sounds because they have powerful enough hardware to play realistic sound clips, but if you like those, feel free to list them.

Here's the sounds that I like off the top of my head:

The Insert Credit noise on old Atari games like Stun Runner. Such a haunting and cool little bong.

The growing sound from Mario games, actually, I like all of the noises in Super Mario Bros.

Dropping a nuke in Raiden I & II. Makes me feel powerful when I hear the bomb fall and the resulting explosion.

The "squish" sound effect in Duke Nukem 3D. Yeah, it's a little sick, but it's a satisifing noise when you gibbed someone, not to mention the funny quip Duke sometimes makes afterwards. Runner up is the gib noise from Doom.

That stupid little "you got an item!" jingle in countless Zelda games.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:33 pm

The sound of the Halo assault rifle. It reminds me of the machine guns in the alien movies.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:29 pm

This one particular agonizing scream from Golden Axe - "aughiieoOHHGOOOODDDDDD!!!!"

Classic.

- the wierd thumping sound you get in Golden Axe when you smack a skeleton on the head
- anything said by the voice over guy in Garegga
- the sound when you collect a medal in Garegga
- "Welcome to your doom!" from Altered Beast
- the noise that's made when you punch one of those tombstone things in Altered Beast
- the spring noise from Sonic the Hedgehog
- the napalm sound from Viper - Phase 1
- anything said by the voice over chick from Blazing Star. "Bonus!"
- Heavy Machine Gun.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:38 pm

circuitface wrote:This one particular agonizing scream from Golden Axe - "aughiieoOHHGOOOODDDDDD!!!!"

Classic.

Well, my favorite videogame screams are the ones from Metal Slug (espeically the ones when you roast the soliders with a Flame Shot!) and the ones from the Classic Command & Conquer.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:40 pm

Rock-it Lawn-chair?

Triple Lei · Post by **Triple Lei** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:40 pm

I like the "menu" sounds of pretty much any game, especially since I use them for various WinXP sound effects!

I think starting a game in Gradius V is particularly refreshing...

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:44 pm

circuitface wrote:Rock-it Lawn-chair?

If you're talking about the screams they make when hit with that weapon, it's the same sound for death by Flame Shot and Grenades.

It sounds like Ooooowwwwwahhhh!!!! or something like that.

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:16 am

I like a lot of the sounds in Doom.. very good sound effects, IMO.
Zelda: OT has very good sound effects, too (Menu, Link sounds).

As far as a shmup...
hmm... I'd say pretty much any Compile game... a lot of their weapons have sound effects that I would say match perfectly with the type of weapon used. Excellent work!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:30 am

I like the damage sound (when shots connect) in Thunder Force 3.

My favorite cloud is probably in Beyond Oasis.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:20 am

Hmmm...

-The big explosion sounds on Raiden 2
-The coin collect sound from Magic Sword
-The warp sound at the end of a level on Time Pilot
-a lot of the sound effects from Moon Patrol
-The breaking glass sound used in Point Blank games
-Not a video game sound, but the "you lose" horns from The Price is Right for some reason. Probably too much time on YTMND...

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:22 am

mukuro's laugh and demon sounds from last blade series.

llaoyllakcuf · Post by **llaoyllakcuf** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:57 am

I like the insert coin jingle of Final Fight.

also, the sound made when you get the 1UP item/extends in Ketsui

GateofThunderforceIII · Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:11 am

Fierce punch landing sound effect on SFII-SFII Turbo. Also the swooshing sound made during certain punch swings. Finally, the wooden crates and metal barrels breaking when opponents are thrown into them.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:28 am

All nice choices people. Glad to see that I'm not the only one who thinks sound is one of the most important ascepts of a videogame!

I also like the sound effects made in Raizing shmups, like the weird "crunch" sound enemies make when you shoot them and the Mahou style bombs.

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:44 am

yea armed police batrider have some cool sound effects

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:56 am

Some from the old Genesis Samurai Shodown.
Golden Axe (duh!)
Phantasy Star (varous)

come to think of it Genesis had it all......

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:06 am

circuitface wrote:- "Welcome to your doom!" from Altered Beast

Word. Every sound from Altered Beast is good. Seriously. Every one.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:18 am

Wise fwom your gwave....

wowwww... umph...

yeah altered beast is classic.

(the samples sound much clearer on the arcade. the welcome to your doombooice is actualy spooky instead of super cheezy.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:16 am

Something else that should be mentioned (although not exactly in the videogame category) is that Williams Pinball machines (especially in the WPC era) had some excellent sound to them. On games like F-14 Tomcat, Black Knight 2000, Getaway, Twilight Zone, Attack from Mars and Medieval Madness the sound design was a significant part of what made the games so memorable. Probably the best machine I ever had the privilege of playing was in what used to be the local shmup hangout before it got turned into a smoothie bar. It was a Twilight Zone in incredibly good shape, set on a quarter a play with the volume cranked. I swear, if you hit the multiball jackpot on that thing they'd hear it all the way over at Target on the other side of the mall.

And I'm sure any pinball junkie would tell you their favorite sound is the replay knocker...

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:32 am

Here's my selected Arcade favorite sounds.

--Opening Prelude Music to Superman Arcade Game...man I love that music.
--Mortal Kombat II and III Shao Kahn/Announcer Voices...I just like the way he sounds! YOU'LL NEVER WIN!
--Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Cowabunga!" when you Insert Credits.
--The Blue Hyper Cannon from Dodonpachi
--Street Fighter II's Ryu when he says "Tatsumakisenpukyaku!"
--Guilty Gear Sol Badguy's "Volcanic Viper!" or "Dragon Install!!"
--Announcer from Samurai Showdown 5: "Iza jin jou ni: Ippon ne...SHOUBU!"
--Announcer from Last Blade series: "Shinken Shoubu! Hajime!"
--Brrrrrrt noise from Gridrunner++
--Mortal Kombat 3 Cyrax/Sektor/Smoke Cyberninja Noises! They're just cool!
--The Japanese Samurai Conversations in Vasara and Vasara 2...they're just cool.

Shocky · Post by **Shocky** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:56 am

Nice thread, FatCobra!

-Giga Wing: When the Reflect Force is ready. I don't know what it says, sounds like "forté".
-Capcom insert credit (SF2..).
-The old Konami pause sound.
-Gofer no Yabou Episode II (MSX): In the second stage, there appear these shots that stop at one point and then grow random "cells" in various directions. The growing sound is nice, but when you shoot these "cells" it's even better.
-Altered Beast: The sine-wave type sound when the hologram appears in the end of a stage.
-The "IBARA" sound.. I have this as an sms sound in my cell phone, but sometimes it scares the bejesus out of me. Gotta find some nice shmup wav to replace this beast.
-R-Type series: The sound of a fully loaded wave cannon.
-Ninja Warriors: "please don't kill me!".
-Mortal Kombat 1: Insert credit.

D · Post by D » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:35 am

Vampire savior series, insert cedit.
Capcom Street fighter home version menu noises when you press up or down: "tun"
When you select a menu item: "blowadjowap" (say it real fast)
Offcourse "BOMBER!" from DoDonPachi when you collect a smart bomb.
"PRESENTED BY CAVE" The way he says the word Cave, it's said a bit sad, like he chewed on his tongue when he said it.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:22 pm

The male KO sound from SFII is brilliant, especially if it's being made by Ken. Even better when you lose and allow the continue counter to hit zero.... screen flashes, Ken's swollen bitch face turns black and white... "DEUUUUUGH!".

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:32 pm

The bonus stage jingle of Galaga

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:44 pm

I love a couple of sounds from Alex Kidd in Miracle World: The jump, the punch, and especially the sound the hands make when the Janken game is resolved.

I also like the coin sound and the sound a projectile makes when it hits your shield from Wonderboy in Monsterland.

Others:

- the 1up sound from SMB. I have a keychain that plays this. I have it here at work and push the button whenever I feel I could use an extra life.

- "Let's go already" from Waluigi in Mario Kart DS. Speaking of that, most of the character sounds in MKDS are awesome.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:44 pm

anything from "twilight zone" pinball machine.. but i guess you unlock this door with the key of imagination is the most memorable..

ed: goddamn someone beat me to it.. allright i have no originality

1up · Post by **1up** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:06 pm

when I read the topic I instantly thought of the sound when you connect a hit in international karate and the following noise of pain

also the sound when inserting coins into the arcade game, Escape from the planet of the robot monsters is pretty sweet. A kinda "BOOOOONG" sound

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:27 pm

The death cry of the final Salamander boss which is repeated throughout the first level of Gradius V.
Doom II double barrel shotgun fireing and reloading.
Half Life 2 tripod enemies dying.
Cerebral Bore weapon from Turok 2.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:26 pm

The sound of the spike hitting someone in the throat from MK1 arcade.

The sound of the explosion at the beginning of the boss 1 fight of Psyvariar 2 Complete.

The sound of the big red balls dying in level 1 of Gradius V.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:29 pm

The explosion of your ship in the AMIGA version of Battle Squadron.

The best explosion sound I ever heard. It's not BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM nor extremely high or anything, it's just too damn cool.

I actually think the Amiga version of Battle Squadron is the shmup with the greatest sound ever.